Messmer teacher arrested for sexual assault

Female teacher accused of assaulting 14-year-old student

A teacher at a well-known Catholic school is under arrest after she was allegedly caught performing a sex act on a male student.

According to Milwaukee police, a 28-year-old woman was discovered in a parked car with a 14-year-old boy.

Police said the teacher works at Messmer High School, and the boy is a student there.

Officers said the car was parked in a lot at Destiny High School, 7210 N. 76th St., Thursday night. Police said a passer-by reported a sexual assault around 6:30 p.m.

The teacher and the student are not associated with Destiny High School.

After being confronted, police said, the woman attempted to commit suicide.

The woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries but remains hospitalized in custody, according to Milwaukee Police. The boy was not injured.

Mike Bartels, acting president at Messmer, said in a statement, "We, at Messmer High School, are disturbed to learn about an alleged incident that occurred recently involving a Messmer High School teacher and a student."

"The teacher has been suspended, pending the Milwaukee police investigation," he said.

Students were sent home with a note for their parents from the school.

"Yeah, I'm a little shocked to hear that a faculty member would do that, being that we go to Messmer," junior Terrell Matthews said.

Matthews said they had heard about it earlier in school.

"They hold everybody, they hold us to high standards, so for a faculty member to do it, it's a little shocking, a little awkward," Matthews said.

WISN 12 News is not naming the teacher as she has not been charged with a crime. She has no prior criminal record.

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